10 Cardington Road, Bedford, MK42 0BJ
About 10 Cardington Road
10 Cardington Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Bedford (MK42 0BJ). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 235 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018. Today's modelled estimate of £749,000 is 41.3% above the 2018 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
10 Cardington Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Nov 2022FullIn report
Replace existing roof tiles to the main roof with natural slate, remove existing rear dormer window and replace with a skylight, remove rear chimney to the outrigger, re-clad the front dormer window and lean to roof with zinc.
- Documents
- 34 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/00021/FUL
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
10 Cardington Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£749,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£530,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 March 2018Most recent
£530,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in MK42 0BJ: £255,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in MK42 0BJ
Everything we know about 10 Cardington Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Cardington Road homes
EPC Rating for 10 Cardington Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,255
Street avg £2,762
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Duckmill Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bedford Free School. 30 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
47.8dB